Case 1:18-cr-00454-KPF Document 306 Filed 12/29/20 Page 1 of 2

Case 1:18-cr-00454-KPF Document 306 Filed 12/29/20 Page 1 of 2 The Honorable Katherine Polk Failla United States District Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square NY, NY 10007 December 29, 2020 Re: Unites States v. Efrain Reyes 18-cr-454 Dear Judge Failla: MEMO ENDORSED I respectfully write as a member of the public and reporter for the New York Daily News covering the case of US v. Reyes, 18-cr-454. I write in regard to Reyes's change of plea hearing on 8/26/19 and sentencing on 4/13/20. I'm told the transcripts of both proceedings are under seal. There are also no sentencing submissions from the government or Reyes's attorney posted on the docket. Reyes died last month at his mother's apartment in the Bronx. He is the subject of public interest because he was the last person to share a cell with Jeffrey Epstein. As you are aware, there exists a presumption of access to court proceedings and judicial documents under both the common law and our Constitutio